Eating our way through the Pizza Farms of the US and Canada
Yesterday was the first pizza night of the year at Heritage Prairie Farm and it was a great beginning for my summer in Chicago. All winter long I have been talking about Pizza Farms to the residents of Chicagoland, finding creative ways to build it into conversations, and posting about it on social media. I…
My Pizza Farm Season is officially underway. I want to express so much appreciation to my Mom for encouraging me to find Pizza Farm style places while on vacation last year and to my sister for reminding me to check out the area on this vacation. Because of them, I was able to combine the…
More than a couple times, people asked me with sincere concern or at least sincere curiosity, what I would do all winter without pizza farms. But I was never worried. As 2017 Pizza Farm season wrapped up, I knew I was moving to Chicago, a land known for pizza and with a noteworthy food scene. …
The sun is rising earlier and setting just a little later. The co-ops have been selling seeds and are bringing in potting soil. I’ve been through March and April enough times to know that winter is not over and to know that spring weather includes literally everything. But there is no denying that spring is…
This posting is a little late, but the Last Night’s Pizza Box 2017 season ended in a memorable trip to the number one favorite on October 31, the last night of the regular season for A to Z Produce. This whole project and mission started with Robin and Gina, two friends trying to enjoy as…
Every week I get a little more emotional about the end of Pizza Farm Season 2017. For this trip, Robin and I made great time to Stockholm, surprising all the Pie Shop staff by walking in at least 15 minutes before closing time. The owner saw us and immediately checked the clock. We were expecting…
There’s no denying that Pizza Farm season is winding down. Week by week, more and more farms close up shop for the season. The calendar starts to look a little sparse and it is a good idea to double check the farm’s website and make sure they are still serving. Even if the farm has…
We’ve entered the final month of the 2017 Pizza Farm season and I am ready for a strong finish. Over the weekend, Robinette texted me and said, “Are we going Tuesday even though it is supposed to be thunderstorms?” I replied, “Yes,” and she replied, “Good.” Tuesday rolled around and Gina and the Robins…
For the past year I have been hearing about Pleasant Grove, a newer Pizza Farm in Waseca, MN. On my way home from Madison, I detoured slightly out of the way so that I could check it out. You have to take some unpaved roads to get there and they’ve put out a few wooden…
We were told to arrive early by some of the locals. We were warned that the line can get really long. We showed up around 4:45pm, 15 minutes after Pizza Night was listed as starting. We were directed into the overflow parking lot and when we inquired if this was because it was already full,…